Judge refuses to shield R.I. adviser from further questioning in 38 Studios case

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A R.I. Superior Court judge has denied a request from the state’s financial advisory firm to prevent one of its employees from having to undergo more questioning related to the 38 Studios lawsuit.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A R.I. Superior Court judge has denied a request from the state’s financial advisory firm to prevent one of its employees from having to undergo more questioning related to the 38 Studios lawsuit.

Maureen Gurghigian, a senior vice president for the Lincoln office of financial firm First Southwest, already has undergone questioning in two sessions as part of a deposition given in the state’s case against 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling and 13 other defendants. The R.I. Economic Development Corporation (now known as the R.I. Commerce Corporation) sued Schilling and the others trying to recoup nearly $100 million in bond principal and interest owed to investors.

Lawyers for Wistow, Barylick, Sheehan & Loveley, the firm representing the state agency, want to continue questioning Gurghigian, who helped review the financing arrangement that brought Schilling’s company to Rhode Island.

R.I. Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein has denied a request by First Southwest to shield Gurghigian from further questioning. Silverstein capped further testimony by Gurghigian at six hours within one day.